From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 3 17:23:26 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F069916A4CE for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:23:26 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mta13.adelphia.net (mta13.mail.adelphia.net [68.168.78.44]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8621243D1D for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:23:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lists@mactutor.biz) Received: from [192.168.0.20] (really [68.64.68.13]) by mta13.adelphia.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02 201-2131-111-104-20040324) with ESMTP id <20040903172326.JEBK24693.mta13.adelphia.net@[192.168.0.20]>; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:23:26 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20040903111241.A72978@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040903111241.A72978@ganymede.hub.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: mailing lists at MacTutor Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:23:25 -0400 To: "Marc G. Fournier" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enabling Serial Console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:23:27 -0000 Marc, Try putting either '-h' or '-D' in /boot.config. I found '-D' worked for me. Personally, I'm wondering if I can put together a serial multiplexer to USB device and write a C or Perl script that will tee the output to respective files that I can 'tail -f' on. For a more thorough treatment in a non-intuitive place checkout the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html Alex On Sep 3, 2004, at 10:18 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Wish to enable the serial console on my servers so that I can remotely > view a reboot when it crashes ... I know to plug the serial cable > into COM1 ... and I know I have to add something to /boot.config, but, > if I want to set it so that even if the keyboard is plugged in, the > serial console works, what do I need to add? I always thought -P, but > reading the man page, I'm not so sure :( > > Also ... I'm going to cross-connect the servers for now ... > ServerA/COM1->ServerB/COM2, ServerB/COM1->ServerC/COM2, etc ... what > happens if all machines come up at once? I see nothing in the man > page about 'detecting serial', so I'm assuming that the serial console > will still work, even if there is nothing at the other end 'listening' > yet? > > Thanks ... > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: > 7615664 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alexander Sendzimir (owner) 802 863 5502 MacTutor: Apple Mac OS X Consulting info@mactutor.biz